Zip 57534 (Hamill, SD) Climate

57534 Hamill, SD has a humid continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. Temperatures often reach as high as 89F in the summer months and drop to as low as 0F during the winter season. Precipitation is distributed throughout the year with an average of 24 inches of rainfall each year. Snowfall usually occurs from October to April, averaging about 30 inches annually. With sunny skies almost every day, it is a great place to enjoy all four seasons in their full beauty.

Hamill (zip 57534), South Dakota gets 22 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Hamill (zip 57534) averages 42 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 227 sunny days per year in Hamill (zip 57534). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Hamill (zip 57534) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 84 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 88 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 11
Rain: averages 22 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 42 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 57534 zip code is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in South Dakota.

9 Summer - 4.8 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in the 57534 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Hamill, South Dakota	United States
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Climate

YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for the 57534 zip code with an average high temperature of 87.9°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in South Dakota. In the 57534 zip code, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 57534 zip code are September, June and May.

In the 57534 zip code, there are 31.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in South Dakota.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 57534 zip code with an average of 11.4°. This is warmer than most places in South Dakota.

In the 57534 zip code, there are 153.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in South Dakota.

In the 57534 zip code, there are 16.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in South Dakota.

Humidity in the 57534 zip code is generally low and comfortable. But there some days when the humidity becomes unpleasant, especially in July and August. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.

June is the wettest month in the 57534 zip code with 3.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 41% of yearly precipitation and 6% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 22.4 inches in the 57534 zip code means that it is drier than most places in South Dakota.

June is the rainiest month in the 57534 zip code with 10.2 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 4.6 rainy days. There are 83.8 rainy days annually in the 57534 zip code, which is rainier than most places in South Dakota. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 17% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 41.5 inches in the 57534 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in South Dakota. March is the snowiest month in the 57534 zip code with 8.8 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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